Hackling-machine for flax and other long-staple fibers.



C. G. COTTON, H. G. KENNEDY & R. KING.

HAGKLING MACHINE FOR. FLAX AND OTHER LONG STAPLE FIBERS.

APPLICATION FILED APRJB, 1914.

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CHARLES CLARK COTTON, HENRY COTTON KENNEDY, AND ROBERT KING, OF BELFAST, IRELAND, ASSIGNORS TO J. & T. M. GREEVES LIMITED, OF BELFAST, IRELAND, AND YORK STREET FLAX SPINNING COMPANY LIMITED, OF BELFAST, IRELAND.

HACKLING-MACHINE FOR FLAX AND OTHER LONG-STAPLE FIBERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. is, 1915.

Application filed April 18, 1914. Serial No. 832,913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES CLARK COTTON, HENRY COTTON KENNEDY, and ROBERT KING, British subjects, all residing at Belfast, Ireland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hackling- Machines for Flax and other Long-Staple Fibers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to automatic hackling machines such as described in United States Patent to Reade, Crawford and Mc- Kibbin No. 775352 granted November 2-2, 1904, and is designed to provide apparatus whereby the flax after being hackled may be further subjected to treatment in a dressing machine to remove all loose fibers from the strick of flax or other fiber.

It consists essentially in means for lowering the flax holder and the strick of flax or other fiber therein from the cross or transfer channel to a flax dressing machine contiguous thereto and again raising the holder and fiber after the latter has been dressed and it comprises a loose or movable length (Or a box bracket) inserted in a gap in the cross channel to receive the flax holder, a rocking or oscillating arm or leverupon which such channel or bracket is mounted and mechanism for raising and lowering the arm or lever.

It will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1. is a front elevation of the apparatus. Fig. 2. is a side elevation of same. Fig. 3. is a front elevation of the apparatus showing it in its lowered position. Fig. 4. is a side elevation of Fig. 3.

The apparatus is constructed with a transverse track or cross channel A and with a swinging corner piece, circular track, turntable or other mechanism by which the holders B are transferred from the main channel of the hackling machine to the cross channel such for instance as described in the United States Patent 77 5352, English Patents 19583 of 1907, 26557 of 1907, 3998 of 1908 and 10459 of 1911 and 29815 of 1912, or other known mechanism, and also with a reversible unscrewing spindle C or other apparatus for unclamping or opening and reclamping the holder and a changing apparatus such as described in United States Patent 775352 by which the ends of fiber are changed or pulled through the holder. This changing apparatus comprises the two gripper bars D D operated by a leverd and connecting rod d from a cam or a reciproeating part of the machine The transverse channel A (or track along which the holders, B are transferred from one hackling machine to the other) is provided with a gap or space a into which is fitted a loose or movable piece A or a box bracket or its equivalent into which the holder B passes easily as it ismoved along.

The movable piece or bracket A is carried by or mounted on the end of a lever E fulcrumed at e by whichit can be lowered from the position shown in Fig. 1 to that shown in Fig. 3 and raised again. An arm E is pivoted to the end of the lever E and to this arm the channel piece or bracket A is aflixed. The arm E is in the form of a cranked lever with a jaw 'E to engage a fixed stud and roller 6. As the arm" is lowered the stud turns the arm into a horizontal position and back into a vertica'lposi tion as it is raised again. The arm E is provided with a lug e to engage a stop 6 on the lever E to limit the rotary movement of the former as it descends to theposition shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

The lever E is raised and lowered by a cam F through a lever G pivoted at g and connected to the lever E by an adjustable connecting rod or link 9.

The flax holder B is held in position on the channel piece or bracket A by a bracket a aflixed to the back of the arm E and provided with a lip of under which the holder slides.

The lever E is guided downward movement by links or bars H bolted to the framing of the machine the downward movement being limited by the cross bar 72..

A flax dressing machine K of any ordinary construction is placed in front of the machine in such a position as to dress the ends of flax when theholder is lowered to the position shown in Fig. 4.

The apparatus for lowering the flax to the dressing machine K is shown as mounted upon the cross channel framing. It may however be built up as a separate machine or it may be built up upon or carried by the framing of the dressing machine K and be in its upward and controlled and driven by the moving parts of the latter to form a self-contained combination of dressing machine, flax lowering apparatus and changing apparatus for drawing the fiber through the holders and reversing the flax ends in their presentation.

What we claim as our invention and desire to protect by Letters Patent is 1. In hackling apparatus with intermediate dressing mechanism, the combination of a track connecting two machines; and means for lowering the holders with the fiber therein to said dressing mechanism, and again raising the holders and the fiber after the latter has been dressed.

2. In hackling apparatus with intermediate dressing mechanism, the combination of a track connecting two machines; means for transferring the holders from one machine to said track; means for changing the flax in the holders; and means for lowering the holders with the fiber therein to said dressing mechanism and raising them again to the said track after the flax has been dressed.

8. In hackling apparatus with intermediate dressing mechanism, the combination of a track connecting two machines and prcvided with a movable piece to receive the flax holders therein; and means for lowering the holders to said dressing means, and raising them again to the said track after the fiaX has been dressed comprising a rocking arm upon the end of which the movable track piece is mounted, and a cam to rock said arm.

4. Raising and lowering mechanism for hackling apparatus provided with intermediate dressing mechanism and with a track connecting two machines, comprising a movable piece provided in said track to receive the flax holders therein, a rocking arm upon the end of which the movable track piece is mounted, a rocking lever to which said arm is pivoted, cam mechanism for operating said lever, a crank connected to said arm, and a fixed stud cooperative with said crank to cause said arm to swing as it is lowered and raised.

5. Raising and lowering mechanism for hackling apparatus provided with intermediate dressing mechanism and with a transverse track connecting two machines and having 'a gap therein, comprising a movable length of track to fit the gap and adapted to receive the flax holders, a rocking lever,

a short, swinging arm pivoted to the end of the lever and to which the movable length of track is attached, a forked lever on the end of said arm, a fixed stud engaging the forked lever to cause the said arm to assume a vertical and a horizontal position, and means for rocking and adjusting the throw of the first-named lever.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 7th day of April 1914;.

CHARLES CLARK COTTON. HENRY COTTON KENNEDY. ROBERT KING.

Witnesses:

FREDERICK CARSON, DAVID SLOMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

